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Newspaper
Lloyds Weekly News
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 28, 1903
Page
10
The article discusses weed management in gardens with dry spells, hoeing and soil stirring, and cautions against dense seedling rows that hinder growth. It covers thinning root crops, lifting late, and the need to protect and water seedlings while dry weather lasts. It also notes vine and fruit garden practices, houseplants, and inquiries on gardening issues.
A dense plant catalog listing varieties and prices for outdoor vegetables and flowering plants. Includes tomatoes, begonias, cauliflowers, cabbage, rhubarb, marrows, geraniums, and assorted annuals with prices per dozen or plant counts. Offers nurseries from Kent, Reading, Romford, and Brighton with notes on colors and bloom potential.
Six defendants including Alfred Waterhouse clerk at the Admiralty and Walter Richards principal clerk at Somerset House faced readmission charges for stealing and receiving official stamps. The case recounts how stamps were cancelled and sold to stamp merchant Healey, who declined to buy them, and how Walter Richards attempted to route the stamps through Creeke toward sale while remaining treacherous to his Inland Revenue employers.
Captain Gardener faced Bow Street police court on remand charged with abducting 17 year old Francis Lesar. Miss Lesar described her plan to go to England, her voyage as a stowaway, and the officer boy who accompanied her on the tender. She testified Gardener played no part in her decision or departure.
Dr. Taylor presided at Kingston on Thames as the inquest reviewed the death of Francis Nelson Girdlestone Gill of Addison Gardens Kensington. Gill died June 17 from a skull fracture after a cycling accident on Test hill in Richmond Park. The jury found accidental death and found no police blame.
William Puzey faced theft charges for stealing jewellery worth 4001 from Colonel Cody, including a scarf pin gifted by King Edward VII. Jewels recovered at Windsor. Puzey sentenced to six months hard labour. Florence, the globe walker, reached Brighton after a 394 hour journey, finishing near the Aquarium amid cheers.
Health columnist Andrew Wilson explains why cleanliness is vital for wound healing. He warns that even small cuts can cause blood poisoning if not treated properly and links antiseptic practice to Lord Lister’s discoveries. He outlines steps: cleanse, remove contaminated matter, control bleeding, rinse with warm sterilized water, and use dilute antiseptics to prevent infection.
The text outlines wound care using boracic acid as a lotion, perchloride of mercury as a disinfectant, with risks of poisoning if ingested. It describes a tabloid dilution for wound disinfection, cautions on handling, and mentions carbolic oil and iodoform gauze as protective dressings. It also oddly advertises Eiffel Tower Lemonade and a 4id bottle yielding two gallons.
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